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14. Zinged Colin right up to his colon.

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Mon May 1, 2017, 10:32 PM

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Chelsea Clinton answers DT's question: "Why was there a civil war? Why couldn't that be worked out?" [View all] pnwmom May 2017 OP

Haw, haw, haw, Colin gratuitous May 2017 #1

Post removed Post removed May 2017 #2

In the beginning it could have preserved slavery, but in the end angstlessk May 2017 #3

It was about slavery! L. Coyote May 2017 #4

Not according to the CIC. former9thward May 2017 #5

Lincoln, you will note, is not the topic. Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter, starting the Civil WinkyDink May 2017 #9

According to the Confederate states, slavery was definitely their reason for leaving Union wishstar May 2017 #33

Yet according to each rebelling state's Articles of Secession, it in fact, was. LanternWaste May 2017 #49

It WAS about slavery -- that's why the South fought for leaving the union, regardless of what pnwmom May 2017 #6

Lincoln Said It Wasn't About Slavery Leith May 2017 #7

Both paragraphs were 100% about slavery. yodermon May 2017 #8

It is true that Lincoln called up volunteers to try to preserve the Union. Staph May 2017 #10

... One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union struggle4progress May 2017 #13

As a southerner hurple May 2017 #16

The war was about slavery BainsBane May 2017 #17

RWTP.... FULL STOP uponit7771 May 2017 #19

Hanging on to their slaves was the paramount intent of every rebel oasis May 2017 #20

"No course in U.S. History necessary." former9thward May 2017 #25

Only confederate sympathizes claim that slavery was not the geek tragedy May 2017 #38

Compare his earlier statements with his later statements Nevernose May 2017 #21

It seems you think that if there were no slavery there still would have been the war. :eyes: Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #22

If the Southern states had agreed to stay there would have been no Civil War. former9thward May 2017 #26

You want to sweep slavery under the rug. Only you don't see they left BECAUSE of the slavery issue. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #29

It was central and important to the Southern states. former9thward May 2017 #31

Of course it was! Thank you. It split the nation! Duh! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #32

Lincoln is NOT saying the war was NOT about slavery. You misinterpret. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #24

When the war started did Lincoln say it was about slavery? former9thward May 2017 #27

The distal cause (slavery) was the root cause. The proximal cause (secession) doesn't erase the dist Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #30

The slave states started the civil war. Because of slavery. geek tragedy May 2017 #37

Hahahahahahaha! Not about slavery? Good one. brush May 2017 #34

The south seceded because of slavery. Period. geek tragedy May 2017 #35

So why did he free the slaves during the war? Kingofalldems May 2017 #40

Lincoln worked a bit of genius with his Emancipation Proclamation... VOX May 2017 #48

i wish the admin would do something about long time trolls JI7 May 2017 #11

Ditto. N/t spooky3 May 2017 #23

Who are you calling a troll? former9thward May 2017 #28

People who deny slavery was the root cause of the civil war geek tragedy May 2017 #36

DU has fucking jumped the shark BumRushDaShow May 2017 #41

Some patterns of behaviors with certain geek tragedy May 2017 #44

Yup. nt BumRushDaShow May 2017 #47

Thank you. Kingofalldems May 2017 #42

Without secession Lincoln would have exboyfil May 2017 #12

Thanks, exboyfil! pnwmom May 2017 #18

Zinged Colin right up to his colon. oasis May 2017 #14

Colin Carr.. typical rw no nothing asshole.. Cha May 2017 #15

Chelsea's got promise, can think on her feet, doesn't toady and thus, so diff from her friend Ivanka brush May 2017 #39

Yes! I was thinking about Chelsea earlier.. Cha May 2017 #43

Probably so. I wonder sometimes if Ivanka is embarrassed for her old man? brush May 2017 #45

If she is she hides it in her sociopathic support for his Cha May 2017 #46

BREAKING: Trump thinks Google is a form of pussy-grabbing Martin Eden May 2017 #50

Yeah for Chelsea Clinton Gothmog May 2017 #51

Am going to say this a little differently Lithos May 2017 #52